BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Now\, that Barack Obama has been reelected\, he has to contin ue dealing with the slowly improving economy and completing his agenda o ver the next four years. \; How will he accomplish that agenda with a House of Representatives that remained in Republican control &ndash\; and will see him as a lame duck &ndash\; and a Senate that saw Democrati c gains? Can the gridlock be broken?\nState Rep. Lawrence Curry (D-154)\ , who has served in the Assembly since 1992\, will speak about the Impli cations of the Presidential Election at the Sholom Aleichem Club meeting on Sunday\, November 18 at Levering Mill House\, \; 327 Levering Mi ll Road\, Bala Cynwyd\, at 2:00 p.m. \; Admission is free and the me eting is open to the public.\nHis district covers the Townships of Chelt enham and Springfield\, the Borough of Jenkintown and the 35th ward\, 1s t division in Philadelphia. As a state legislator\, Curry\, who is retir ing this year\, continues to be in the forefront of issues that affect w orking families\, senior citizens and children\, especially tax reform\, equal opportunity\, environmental protection\, health and education. He is Democratic Minority Chair of the Aging and Older Adult Services Comm ittee\, and in the past has served as a Member of the Aging &\; Youth and Education Committees\, as well as numerous other Committees.\nIn 20 06\, Curry led the fight against the so-called &ldquo\;Academic Freedom& rdquo\; bill that he felt was an attempt by far-right activists to targe t college professors who held political viewpoints different from their own.\nHe has served as an adjunct professor at Arcadia University\, Mont gomery County Community College and Rutgers-Camden University\, and has been a guest lecturer at Community College of Philadelphia and Camden Co mmunity College.\nAs associate professor of American civilization at the University of the Arts\, Philadelphia\, Curry developed the curriculum to teach college students and adults about the Holocaust\, though he isn &rsquo\;t Jewish. He also developed courses on various aspects of United States history\, government and politics\, and the value of civic parti cipation.\nIn 1965\, Curry joined Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. in t he march in Selma\, Alabama for voting rights for African Americans. He spoke out strongly against the recent Pennsylvania Voter ID bill.\nCurry earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in history from the University of Pennsylvania.\nThe Sholom Aleichem Club\, a local Secu lar Jewish organization in its sixth decade\, meets the second weekend o f the month. The Club offers dynamic\, stimulating and entertaining meet ings dealing with Jewish culture\, Secular observance of Jewish holidays \, and a wide variety of current\, social\, cultural and international i ssues. Member participation is also encouraged in such groups as Peace a nd Social Action\, Yiddish reading\, and publications. Members come from throughout the Delaware Valley. The Club is affiliated with the Congres s of Secular Jewish Organizations of North America\, the International F ederation of Secular Humanistic Jews and the Kehilla for Secular Jews of Greater Philadelphia\, which includes seven Secular Jewish groups that plan joint activities such as the High Holidays observances. For more in formation on this meeting or the Club\, please call 215-233-2668\, or vi sit the web site: http://www.sholomaleichemclub.org. URL:http://ardmore.patch.com/events/state-rep-lawrence-curry-to-talk-abou t-implications-of-presidential-election-at-november-sholom-aleichem-club -meeting-224e5289 SUMMARY:State Rep. Lawrence Curry to Talk About Implications of President ial Election at November Sholom Aleichem Club Meeting LOCATION:327 Levering Mill Rd\, Bala Cynwyd\, PA 19004: 327 Levering Mill Rd\, Bala Cynwyd\, PA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR